The Smackdown! Summary 7.28.06

We start Smackdown with a recap of King Booker winning the World Heavyweight Title with an assist from Chavo and a steel chair.

Smackdown starts now! From Detroit, MI your hosts are JBL and Michael Cole.

Mr. Kennedy is out right away as we get a video package of the Kennedy vs. Batista from The Bash. Kennedy needed 20 stitches to close the gash in his head. Tony Chimmel goes to announce Kennedy but is abruptly cut off as Kennedy does the honors himself. Batista comes out down and the ref has to hold Kennedy back while Batista enters.

Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy
We start with a lockup and Batista pushes Kennedy into to the corner. Kennedy comes back with a side headlock and switches to a hammer lock but eats an elbow from Batista. Another lock up but Kennedy turns it into a front face lock. Batista powers out pushing Kennedy into the corner and follows up with shoulder blocks. The ref gets in as Kennedy begs Batista off then gets a cheap shot to the knee. Kennedy goes to work on the knee. Batista battles bach with rights but is cut off by a knee lift. Kennedy gets another basement dropkick to the knee but Batista comes right back with a clothesline and a back body drop. Kennedy ducks out of the ring luring Batista outside. They exchange rights until Batista misses a clothesline and hits the ring post hard! Kennedy barely makes the 10 count and picks up the win. **

Winner: Mr. Kennedy via count out @ approx. 5:00

Batista is pissed and tries to get the Demon Bomb but Kennedy escapes. He is now 2-0 against Batista.

Still to come the coronation of King Booker, but now commercials.

We come back highlights of the Wrestle Mania 23 press conference.

Vito vs. Simon Dean
These two go at it right away outside the ring. Apparently there is some continuity? Dean gets in early offense with punches and kicks until Vito makes a quick comeback. Great spot as Simon Dean goes for a stalling suplex exposing Vito’s err.. panties? tights? whatever. Dean regains control with a knee lift for 2. Dean gets a chin lock but Vito elbows out. Vito with a suplex followed by clotheslines. Atomic drop by Vito and a diving clothesline. Vito misses a corner charge and eats a boot. Dean grabs something from his bag but the refs takes it from him. Dean the grabs the bag but Vito gets a kick followed by a spinning DDT. Vito flaps his dress, and finishes with “The Cross Dresser” (submission.) *1/2

Winner: Vito via submission @ 3:40

The Miz is backstage to interview Rey Mysterio but Rey isn’t in the mood for talking. He only wants to regain the World Title.

Commercial break.

Tatanka vs. Sylvan
(JBL emphasizes how much he hates Sylvan and Quebec.) Lockup and Tatanka takes Sylvan into the corner. Sylvan gets a deep headlock bur Tatanka reverses into a headlock of his own. Sylvan sends Tatanka off the ropes but misses a clothesline and Tatanka gets a shoulder block followed by a flurry of slams and chops. Sylvan goes to the outside where he is able to get a thumb to the eye and send Tatanka into the steel steps. Sylvan rolls him back in and gets a wristlock. Tatanka fights back with rights and chops but misses a corner charge. Sylvan gets a stalling back suplex and a falling arm breaker for two. Tatanka gets out of another wristlock and hits a back drop followed by his war dance. Chops by Tatanka and a running tomahawk punch. Tatanka goes up tops but Sylvan meets him coming off the ropes with a dropkick. Sylvan misses a corner charge and Tatanka gets two off a samoan drop but misses the big elbow. Sylvan grabs Tatanka ‘s tomahawk prompting the ref to get involved, allowing Sylvan to get a low blow on Tatanka . Sylvan finishes it up with a fireman’s carry into a spinning diamond cutter for the win. *1/2

Winner: Sylvan via pinfall @ 6:37

We see Ashley and Jillian walking to the ring as we go to commercial break.

Jillian Hall w/ Ashley vs. Michelle McCool w/ Kristal.
Jillian starts right out with the handspring elbow but Michelle expects it and counters it with an elbow. Michelle gets a sleeper. Jillian elbows out but receives a hair pull into a back breaker. Michelle misses an elbow and Jillian gets a dropkick to the back. Jillian with the handspring elbow, a mounted 10 punch in the turnbuckle, and a monkey flip. Jillian continues the offense with a cross body from the 2nd rope. Jillian buries Michelle in her cleavage (I love that move!) and gets a school girl for two. Jillian gets a samoan drop but misses a handspring legdrop allowing Michelle to roll her up using the ropes for the win. 1/2*

Winner: Michelle McCool via pin @ 1:37

Up next the coronation of King Booker and an interview with Chavo Guerrero.

Back from commercial break, Chavo refuses to give an actual interview stating he is not in Michigan and will address Rey Mysterio next week on Smackdown!

Finally we get the coronation of King Booker but Rey crashes the party with a seated senton and a 619.

Regal and Finlay argue about their match from The Bash and some of the fights they had with each other over the years. Regal says he is one tough sob and Finlay calls Regal a sob.

US Title: Finlay vs. William Regal
Finlay gets a stiff elbow to the nose of Regal. Regal back with hard uppercuts so Finlay gets some uppercuts of his own. Finlay stomps the hands then counters a sunset flip attempt by Regal. More uppercuts from Finlay and he gets the butt drop. Finlay gets a sleeps and a vicious cross face shot. Both men up and Finlay gets a thumb to the eye and a shoulder block. Outside, Finlay bangs Regal’s chest off the apron but Regal lands a stiff kick to the head and sling shots Finlay into the posts! Back in, Regal with an irish whip and a high elbow. Finlay gets a fireman carry but Regal rakes the race, followed by knee strikes and a butterfly suplex for two. Regal does a series of covers while grinding his forearm into the Finlay’s face. Each cover only gets two. Regal undoes the turnbuckle distracting the ref long enough for Lil’ Bastard to come in and hit a low blow with the Shillelagh. Finlay rolls Regal up with a handful of tights for the win. Afterwards, he kicks Lil’ Bastard back under the ring.***1/3

Winner: Finlay via pinfall @ 4:01 Commercial break.

Next is the Diva Search musical chairs contest.

Backstage, Paul Heyman confronts Teddy Long about forcing Big Show to face the Undertaker in the Punjabi Prison match at The Bash. Paul offers to let a Smackdown! superstar face the Big Show at ECW. Teddy promptly suggests Batista to the displeasure of Paul.

More commercials.

We come back to Elijah Burke in the Ring with new comer Sylvester Turkay. This guy is a MMA fighter with a very impressive record. And his opponent is….

Sylvester Turkay w/ Elijah Burke vs. Matt F’n Hardy
Turkay gets a double leg take down and rides Matt with punches. Matt gets into the ropes the comes back with a single leg of his own but Turkay powers him down. Knees to the back and Turkay torques the neck. Spinning belly 2 belly by Turkay gets two. He misses the spinning backfist giving Matt an opening to get in a flurry of punches but Turkay just pushes him off and hits a spinning back kick, followed by a spinning backfist. Turkay locks in an unknown submission for the win.*

Winner: Sylvester Turkay via submission @ 1:57

Main Event: World Heavyweight Champion King Booker vs. Rey Mysterio
Booker goes to work in the corner with knees and chops to Rey. Rey fights back and lands a sunset flip from the 2nd rope followed by a seated dropkick. Rey with the wheelbarrel bulldog. Drop toe hold and Rey wants the 619 but Booker ducks out of the ring and we go to commercial…

Back from commercial we see Booker miss the axe kick and Rey gets the 10 cont punches in the corner. Booker misses the jumping sidekick and crotches himself on the ropes and Rey dropkicks him outside. Booker sees Rey coming and side steps a plancha. Back inside Booker is in control and gets a standing sidekick for two. Booker with hard chops and punches and a hard whip into the turnbuckle. Rey back with rights, but walks right into a big sideslam that gets two. Booker with a wristlock, followed by chops and a irish whip but misses the sidekick. Rey with a head scissors and kicks now. Seated senton for two. Rey with a spring board crossbody for two. Booker catches Rey in the corner but Rey slips out of a powerslam and gets the 3 amigos and the crowd is hot now! Sharmell up on the apron to distract the ref. Rey on the apron for the west coast pop but Chavo is out and yanks him off the apron right into the rail! Chavo throws Rey back in and Booker gets the scissors kick! 1-2-3!! ***½

Winner: King Booker via pinfall @ 12:26

The Smackdown Summary: At least Kennedy and King Booker are getting much deserved pushes while the rest of the roster gets ripped apart by the wellness policy. Finlay and Regal are gold together and I hope they continue this fued. Rey/Chavo has been coming for a long time. Not a bad show, but the diva stuff really brought it down.